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package info.ganglia.metric;

/**
 * Interface for all Metrics
 * 
 * @author Chris Bowling
 */
public interface Metricable {
	
	/**
	 * Fetches current GMetric value
	 * @return
	 */
	public byte[] getValueData();
	/**
	 * Fetches GMetric metadata
	 * @return
	 */
	public byte[] getMetaData();
	/**
	 * Clears GMetric value
	 */
	public void clearValue();
	/**
	 * @return the additive
	 */
	public boolean isAdditive();
}
